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Harvard Medical School Associate Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Ravindra Uppaluri, MD, PhD, who is also Chief of the Division of Otolaryngology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), received a $4.3 million U01 Cancer Moonshot grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the...

The winter edition of Harvard Medicine Magazine has been published with a focus on LGBTQ+ health care. With articles covering intersex care, the impact of discrimination and minority stress on LGBTQ+ people's health, and data privacy with medical records, this edition of Harvard Medicine is a...

Transgender and gender-diverse people face multiple barriers to accessing appropriate health care, including denial of service, harassment, and lack of clinician knowledge. This article presents a blueprint for planning and implementing a transgender health program within a primary care practice in...

Researchers led by a team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have identified a novel cellular entry factor for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) types—the most commonly used viral vectors for in vivo gene therapy. AAVs are vectors–or vehicles—that are created from a virus that is made harmless by...

Eli Peli, MSc, OD, will receive the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research 2020 Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision for his contributions to the field. As part of his award, Eli will present at the ARVO 2020 Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, new challenges arise each day for people across the world. Some of these challenges particularly affect the LGBTQ+ community. This unique time calls for LGBTQ+-specific resources and new ways to connect and cope. Read full article here.

This year's Iraty Award for Research in Retinal Diseases honors Petr Baranov, PhD, a scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The award, which includes a $100,000 prize, was established by an anonymous donor...

The blinq™ vision scanner, a diagnostic tool for amblyopia that was created by Boston Children's Hospital Ophthalmologist-in-Chief David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, received an Honorable Mention in Fast Company's 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards competition. Performing a 2-second blinq™ vision scan during...

For the second consecutive year, Ankoor S. Shah, MD, PhD, received the Faculty Innovated Research Award from Boston Children's Hospital. This year, the award recognizes his work developing evidence-based guidelines for the utility of ophthalmic consultation in patients with non-accidental trauma.

On behalf of the graduating Harvard Medical School Class of 2020, David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Boston Children's Hospital, was recognized with the Excellence in Clinical Instruction Award.